8 Things to See Now on Jerusalem Streets

Israeli Apartheid? 

 got the most views in one day for a RJS post. 

But, 15 Real Photos of Arab Girls is still going strong 

and will soon go over 100,000 views. 

Too bad all my numbers are not that impressive.

So what is there to see in Jerusalem, Israel, now that the holidays

and municipal elections are over,

picture announcements, image colorful posters

and the campaign signs are slowly coming down?

image street art, grafiti, Jerusalem street art

1. Street art can be found in parking lots

man walking on Jaffa STreet

and lines so many streets,

 but contemporary art in Jerusalem has a new home.

2. The Jerusalem Biennale, which runs from September 15-October 31,

Cultural event Jerusalem Israel art & artists

 had its opening in the galleries of the renovated Templar houses on Emek Refaim Street.

3. For the week of October 17-24,

sign Manofim

there was Manofim, multiple exhibitions of contemporary art in Jerusalem.

image man at podium, picture lecture

Art critic and art history expert, Gideon Efrat,

gave a talk at Mishkenot Sha’ananim as part of the annual Manofim events.

image woman drawing, picture sektcthing

One woman was sketching during the program,

which was great to see at an art lecture.

manofim image, Jerusalem bird sanctuary

Manofim took place in many neighborhoods around Jerusalem,

but I was surprised to find this sign left at the Jerusalem Bird Sanctuary.

Art, art and more art is not what you think of first in Jerusalem,

but I have written before about the galleries in the Jerusalem Theater.

Yithak Greenfield with artists

4.  Israeli artist Yitzhak Greenfield’s students opened a show at the theater.

image woman in art gallery, looking at paintings image.

People of all ages came to see their work.

photo of art display, gallery in Jerusalem Theater

 Displays are constantly changing and open to public at no charge.

But there is more than art.

Cinema City in Jerusalem

5. The Cinema City signs are up,

 now everyone can see where the new theaters are located.

sign for Oud Festival

6. See and hear, another Oud Festival starts soon.

sign Einstein on Azza

7. See and learn on Azza Street from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm,

Einstein on Azza is coming on November 1.

Professors from the Hebrew University will give free lectures, along with live performances.

There is so much more, but the last for today.

sign for Jerusalem Knights

8. The Jerusalem Knights Festival will be held

on four consecutive Thursday nights starting October 31.

I saw the very first Knight night and wrote

who could imagine that the Crusades could be so much fun?

You may hear in the news about protests,

but how about these other events that are happening now? 

There is a big problem though,

with so much to see and do,

how does one see a fraction of the things that are going on?

Now If I could just get people interested in seeing some of this good stuff 

and not just looking for Arab girls….

Shabbat Shalom

A whole week has gone by,

a week filled with an election that is seems very few were interested in,

even though the future of Jerusalem, Israel might be a stake.

So instead of another blog post no one will read, 

here are some photos that sum it all up.

Jerusalem Municipal Elections

There is so much to share on art & cultural events

and the colors of this season,

but for now

Israel Museum at sunset image.

Shabbat Shalom!

New Stop in Jerusalem at First Station

Israel’s universities finally started today “after the chagim.”

 I am wondering how long I will be trying to catch up on things,

now that the holiday season is officially over?

image after sukkos, picture rubbish Beit Hanasi

The bins in front of Beit Hanassi, the Israeli President’s house were full

after Sukkot,  after the sukkah was taken down until next year.

I wrote an entire blog post on Sukkot favorites,

and I left out one of the most important items.

The new-old Jerusalem train station, First Station,

has already become an important tourist stop. 

The Jerusalem March began as usual at Gan Sacher, Sacher Park,

but this year for the first time it ended at First Station.

image little car , man walking . photo First STation

It has become popular with most everyone.

image attractive tourist spot

Tour groups are starting or ending at First Station.

First Station image.

It took awhile, but most eating places are up and going.

image kosher, picture sign for kosher in Israel

Not only is Fresh kosher, but special kosher,

under the new Chief Rabbi David Lau.

(After many years, there still in no chief rabbi for Jerusalem, Israel)

Fresh in First Station

Supply and demand,

and in Jerusalem, mehadrin kosher,

is what many tourists want and seek out,

in addition to shade from the mid-day sun.

view of First Station

 Large trees have been planted, there are new shaded areas.

path in Jerusalem , boy on small riding toy

Bikers and pedestrians make use of the special track,

but one still has to watch out for cars!

Seems everyone and

scuplture, First Station image, trains, JStreet

  everything is trying to get to First Station.

 A new sculpting exhibit is on the way.